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The table below represents all of the core limnology data (ongoing long-term measurements) currently being measured. Click on the table description to get more information on whether or not data exist for each season (1990-1991 through the present). Data can also be downloaded for all seasons available through the metadata. Please review all metadata before downloading data. Note: data are not publically available for download until 2 years after they were collected. MCM LTER personnel can download the most recent data in the restricted access portion of the website.

Core Data Table of Contents
DescriptionTable NameData Type
Bacterial EnumerationLIMNO_BACT_ENUMbiology
Bacterial ProductionLIMNO_BACT_PRODbiology
Chlorophyll-ALIMNO_CHL_A_DEPTHbiology
Phytoplankton DensityLIMNO_PHYTO_DENSITY_SUMMERbiology
Primary ProductivityLIMNO_PPRbiology
Dissolved Inorganic CarbonLIMNO_DICchemistry
Dissolved Organic CarbonLIMNO_DOCchemistry
Ion chemistry and SiLIMNO_CHEMISTRYchemistry
Nutrients (NH4 - NO3 - NO2 - PO4)LIMNO_NUTRIENTSchemistry
Particulate Organic Carbon/NitrogenLIMNO_POC_PONchemistry
Temperature - YSILIMNO_DO_TEMPchemistry
pHLIMNO_PHchemistry
Blue Box data (continuous stage; ablation; surface PAR; underwater PAR)LIMNO_BLUE_BOXphysical
Lake Ice ThicknessLIMNO_ICE_THICKNESSphysical
Lake LevelsLIMNO_LAKE_LEVELSphysical
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Vertical ProfilesLIMNO_PAR_PROFILEphysical
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) logged during PPR experimentsLIMNO_PAR_INSTANTphysical

Limnology Data Tables

Bacterial Enumeration
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994NO
1994 - 1995NO
1995 - 1996NO
1996 - 1997NO
1997 - 1998NO
1998 - 1999NO
1999 - 2000NO
2000 - 2001NO
2001 - 2002NO
2002 - 2003NO
2003 - 2004NO
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Bacterial Production
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007NO
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Chlorophyll-A
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Phytoplankton Density
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992YES Download data for this season
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002NO
2002 - 2003NO
2003 - 2004NO
2004 - 2005NO
2005 - 2006NO
2006 - 2007NO
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Primary Productivity
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007NO
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007NO
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Dissolved Organic Carbon
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995NO
1995 - 1996NO
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Ion chemistry and Si
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992YES Download data for this season
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Nutrients (NH4 - NO3 - NO2 - PO4)
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Particulate Organic Carbon/Nitrogen
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Temperature - YSI
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001NO
2001 - 2002NO
2002 - 2003NO
2003 - 2004NO
2004 - 2005NO
2005 - 2006NO
2006 - 2007NO
2007 - 2008NO
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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pH
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009YES Download data for this season
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Blue Box data (continuous stage; ablation; surface PAR; underwater PAR)
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994NO
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009YES Download data for this season
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Lake Ice Thickness
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991YES Download data for this season
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Lake Levels
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991YES Download data for this season
1991 - 1992YES Download data for this season
1992 - 1993YES Download data for this season
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005YES Download data for this season
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009YES Download data for this season
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Vertical Profiles
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994YES Download data for this season
1994 - 1995YES Download data for this season
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005NO
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) logged during PPR experiments
SeasonData AvailableData Download
1990 - 1991NO
1991 - 1992NO
1992 - 1993NO
1993 - 1994NO
1994 - 1995NO
1995 - 1996YES Download data for this season
1996 - 1997YES Download data for this season
1997 - 1998YES Download data for this season
1998 - 1999YES Download data for this season
1999 - 2000YES Download data for this season
2000 - 2001YES Download data for this season
2001 - 2002YES Download data for this season
2002 - 2003YES Download data for this season
2003 - 2004YES Download data for this season
2004 - 2005NO
2005 - 2006YES Download data for this season
2006 - 2007YES Download data for this season
2007 - 2008YES Download data for this season
2008 - 2009NO
2009 - 2010NO
2010 - 2011NO
2011 - 2012NO
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